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The Abyss is a location and the ending stage of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.

Overview

The Abyss is the last area in the game. It consists of six area types (listed below). It is based on the Abyss of Hell. There are three bosses, only two of which are fought depending on what mode the player is in. The permanent boss is Abaddon, master of locusts. In Normal Mode, Soma meets Dmitri in the center of the Abyss through the portal, and he has sealed Arikado's power by killing Celia. He uses the copied form of Soma's Power of Dominance, but being a mere copy he cannot control it, and a demon known as Menace bursts out of him. The player beats the game and watches the ending when defeating the abomination. In Julius Mode, the warp room takes the player back to an edited version of the Pinnacle's throne room, where Julius, Yoko and Alucard fight Soma as the Dark Lord.

Description

A variant of Hell. The map consists of six separated "hells" that are magically linked and experienced:

A flaming hell area filled with the sole Arc Demon of the game, with giant fire pillars coming from the ground.
A sandy area where you acquire the Hippogryph soul.
A icy aura part filled with Malachis and Frozen Shades.
A blood red aura area (almost looking like a gastric organ) with moving shadows of tortured beings in the background.
A outer space area (complete with aurora), filled with a Stolas and Black Panthers.
And finally, a spike-filled area.

One should note that when all areas of The Abyss are linked, a hexagram-like shape is formed on the map. This is the game's finishing point, with some of the hardest enemies/enemy combinations in the game (Stolas, who constantly summons Erinyes and Flame Demons, are a great danger in small rooms, for example). An extra note is the area boss, Abaddon, which is a reference to the entity of the same name in the Christian Bible's Book of Revelation.

The Abyss takes on a semblance similar to Hell as described in the Holy Bible. The second term for "Abyss" refers to when a player, NPC or enemy, fall into a pit or black hole that's never-ending.

The shape this area takes resembles a six pointed star, of which each of its sections do not look connected at any point. However, due to the chaotic nature of this location, it inexplicably teleports the player from one sector to another.

The surrounding environment in this area changes depending on which section the player currently is. The northernmost section houses the typical fire and brimstone landscape complete with fire pillars that shoot up from the ground at timed intervals. The other areas include strange quicksand-like pits (with oddly placed ear structures with said sand running out of them), something that looks like the inside of a refrigerator (presumably a reference to where Lucifer/Satan was banished to in the Divine Comedy, as he was sealed away in the deepest area of Hell in ice), an area that resembles the inside of a giant gastric organ, outer space, and a spike ridden lair with elaborate insectoid designs embedded within its walls.

The final section resides within the exact center of the location, of which its environment is more twisted than any of the surrounding sections. It is here that the final battle ensues (in Julius Mode, the final section of the Abyss is an edited version of the throne room in The Pinnacle).

It should be noted that all sections (save for the top-right section) of this area have six rooms each. The northeast section has an extra room, needed to warp to the center of the area to fight Menace. With the addition of Menace's room, the count reaches 38; however, it should also be noted that this room does not appear on the map and does not count toward the exploration rate counter on the menu screen.

Gallery

The Abyss

Map

Trivia

If all the points were connected, with the warp room placed over the castle map's location of this room, the Abyss would overlap with the warp room of the Silenced Ruins.

External links

IGN Guide - Source for the castle map.
Castlevania Realm - Source for the images.

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Characters
Protagonists
Soma Cruz • Mina Hakuba • Julius Belmont • Yoko Belnades • Genya Arikado (Alucard) • Hammer
Antagonists
Celia Fortner • Dario Bossi • Dmitrii Blinov • Soma Cruz (Julius Mode)
Bosses
Flying Armor • Balore • Malphas • Puppet Master • Rahab • Gergoth • Zephyr • Bat Company Paranoia • Aguni • Abaddon • Death • Menace
Areas
The Lost Village • Wizardry Lab • Garden of Madness • The Dark Chapel • Demon Guest House • Condemned Tower Cursed Clock Tower • Subterranean Hell • Silenced Ruins • The Pinnacle • Mine of Judgment • The Abyss
Music
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack
Guides
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - The Official Strategy Guide Konami Akumajō Dracula: Sōgetsu no Jūjika Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary • Inventory • Julius Mode • Voice Translations

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+{{Infobox Location
-==Story==
+|name     = The Abyss
-The Abyss is the last area in the game. It consists of six area types (listed below). It is based on the Abyss of Hell. There are three bosses, only two of which are fought depending on what mode you're in. The permanent boss is Abaddon, master of locusts. In Normal Mode, you meet Dmitri in the center of the Abyss through the portal, and he has sealed Arikado's power by killing Celia. He uses the copied form of Dracula's soul, but cannot control the power, and a demon knwn as Menace bursts out of him. You beat the game and watch the ending when beating him. In Julius Mode, The Warp Zone takes you back to the Throne Room, were you fight Soma, as the Dark Lord.
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+|caption  = Powerful demons await in this hellish realm.
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+|dialogue = Yes
+|env      = [[Alternate Realms|Alternate realm]]
+|music    = [[The Abyss (music)|The Abyss]]
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+|next     = N/A
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+}}
+'''The Abyss''' is a [[:category:Dawn of Sorrow Locations|location]] and the ending stage of ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]''.
-==Geography==
+==Overview==
+The Abyss is the last area in the game. It consists of six area types (listed below). It is based on the Abyss of [[Hell]]. There are three bosses, only two of which are fought depending on what mode the player is in. The permanent boss is [[Abaddon]], master of locusts. In [[Normal Mode]], [[Soma Cruz|Soma]] meets Dmitri in the center of the Abyss through the portal, and he has sealed [[Genya Arikado|Arikado]]'s power by killing [[Celia Fortner|Celia]]. He uses the copied form of Soma's [[Power of Dominance]], but being a mere copy he cannot control it, and a demon known as [[Menace]] bursts out of him. The player beats the game and watches the ending when defeating the abomination. In [[Julius Mode]], the warp room takes the player back to an edited version of the Pinnacle's throne room, where [[Julius Belmont|Julius]], [[Yoko Belnades|Yoko]] and [[Alucard]] fight Soma as the [[Dark Lord]].
-The Abyss is the final location in Castlevania: [[Dawn of Sorrow]] for the Nintendo DS. It takes on a semblance similar to hell as described in the Holy Bible.
+==Description==
-The second term for "Abyss" refers to when a player, NPC or enemy, fall into a pit or black hole that's never-ending. During gameplay, when an NPC or enemy fall into an abyss it almost always results in their death.<br />
+A variant of [[Hell]]. The map consists of six separated "hells" that are magically linked and experienced:
-In the eariler Castlevania games the player would die instantly if they fell into an abyss. It wasn't until [[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]] when players would just take damage from it before spawning back somewhere in the area.<br />
+*A flaming hell area filled with the sole [[Arc Demon]] of the game, with giant fire pillars coming from the ground.
-<br />
+*A sandy area where you acquire the [[High Jump|Hippogryph soul]].
-Another term "Abyss" may refer to the pit in which [[Abaddon]] the leader of the locusts, arises from as described in the Book of Revelations Chapter 9 of the Bible. This is strongly reenforced by the fact that Abaddon happens to be a boss in this area.<br />
+*A icy aura part filled with [[Malachi]]s and [[Frozen Shade]]s.
-The shape this area takes resembles a six pointed star of which each of its sections do not look connected at any point. However, due to the chaotic nature of this location, it inexplicably teleports you from one sector to another.
+*A blood red aura area (almost looking like a gastric organ) with moving shadows of tortured beings in the background.
-The surrounding environment in this area changes depending on which section you currently are. The northmost section houses the typical fire and brimestone complete with fire pillars that shoot up from the ground at timed intervals. The other areas include something that looks like the inside of a refrigerator (presumably a reference to where Lucifer/Satan was banished to in the Divine Comedy, as he was sealed away in the deepest area of Hell in ice.), to outer space, to strange quicksand like pits (with oddly placed ear structures with the said sand running out of them), to within a giant colon (?), to a spike ridden lair with elaborate insectoid designs embedded within its walls.
+*A outer space area (complete with aurora), filled with a [[Stolas]] and [[Black Panthers]].
+*And finally, a [[Environmental hazard|spike]]-filled area.
+One should note that when all areas of The Abyss are linked, a hexagram-like shape is formed on the map. This is the game's finishing point, with some of the hardest enemies/enemy combinations in the game (Stolas, who constantly summons [[Erinys|Erinyes]] and [[Flame Demon]]s, are a great danger in small rooms, for example). An extra note is the area boss, [[Abaddon]], which is a reference to the entity of the same name in the Christian ''[[Bible]]''<nowiki/>'s ''Book of Revelation''.
-The final section resides within the exact center of the location of which its environment is more twisted than any of the surrounding sections. It is here that the final battle ensues. (In Julius Mode, the final section of the Abyss is the Throne Room in [[The Pinnacle]]).
+The Abyss takes on a semblance similar to Hell as described in the ''Holy Bible''. The second term for "Abyss" refers to when a player, NPC or enemy, fall into a pit or black hole that's never-ending.
-==Room Count==
-There are a total of 38 rooms in this area.
+The shape this area takes resembles a six pointed star, of which each of its sections do not look connected at any point. However, due to the chaotic nature of this location, it inexplicably teleports the player from one sector to another.
-It should be noted that all sections (save for the top right section) of this area have 6 rooms each. The northeast section has an extra room, the room needed to warp to the center of the area to fight Menace.
+The surrounding environment in this area changes depending on which section the player currently is. The northernmost section houses the typical fire and brimstone landscape complete with fire pillars that shoot up from the ground at timed intervals. The other areas include strange quicksand-like pits (with oddly placed ear structures with said sand running out of them), something that looks like the inside of a refrigerator (presumably a reference to where [[Satan|Lucifer/Satan]] was banished to in the ''Divine Comedy'', as he was sealed away in the deepest area of Hell in ice), an area that resembles the inside of a giant gastric organ, outer space, and a spike ridden lair with elaborate insectoid designs embedded within its walls.
-With the addition of Menace's room, the count reaches 38, however, it should also be noted that this room does not appear on the map and does not count toward your exploration rate counter on the menu screen.
+The final section resides within the exact center of the location, of which its environment is more twisted than any of the surrounding sections. It is here that the final battle ensues (in [[Julius Mode]], the final section of the Abyss is an edited version of the throne room in [[The Pinnacle]]).
-==Bestiary==
-===Fire===
-*[[Arc Demon]]
-*[[Ripper]]
-*[[Flame Demon]]
-===Sand===
-*[[Alastor]]
-*[[Erinys]]
-*[[Heart Eater]]
-*[[Mud Demon]]
-===Ice===
-*[[Frozen Shade]]
-*[[Stolas]] (Summoned Enemies: [[Erinys]] and [[Devil]])
-*[[Final Guard]]
-*[[Malachi]]
-*[[White Dragon]]
-===Blood===
-*[[Malacoda]]
-*[[Erinys]]
-*[[Mud Demon]]
-===Space===
-*[[Black Panther]]
-*[[Malacoda]]
-*[[Stolas]] (Summoned Enemies: [[Erinys]] and [[Flame Demon]])
-*[[Iron Golem]]
-*[[Giant Slug]]
-===Spikes===
-*[[Tanjelly]]
-*[[Erinys]]
-*[[White Dragon]]
-*[[Succubus]]
-===Bosses===
-*[[Abaddon]] (Blood area)
-*[[Menace]] (gate to final boss in the Spike area)
-*[[Soma Cruz]] ([[Julius Mode]] exclusive)
+It should be noted that all sections (save for the top-right section) of this area have six rooms each. The northeast section has an extra room, needed to warp to the center of the area to fight [[Menace]]. With the addition of Menace's room, the count reaches 38; however, it should also be noted that this room does not appear on the map and does not count toward the [[Rate|exploration rate]] counter on the menu screen.
-==Treasures==
-[[Chaos Ring]] (once all possible souls besides glitch souls are collected)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery type="slideshow" position="center" caption="The Abyss" crop="true">
+stage-abyss1.png
+stage-abyss2.png
+stage-abyss3.png
+stage-abyss4.png
+</gallery>
+===Map===
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
+Screenshot 16.png
+</gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*If all the points were connected, with the warp room placed over the castle map's location of this room, the Abyss would overlap with the warp room of the [[Silenced Ruins]].
+==External links==
+*[http://guides.ign.com/guides/695639/ IGN Guide] - Source for the castle map.
+*[http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/NewCV/stage-dos.htm Castlevania Realm] - Source for the images.
 {{DOS}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Abyss, The}}
+[[Category:Alternate Realms]]
 [[Category:Dawn of Sorrow Locations]]